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San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks
The division rival San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks are set to renew hostilities on Saturday when they meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -7-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 239.5.
Dallas lost its last outing, a 122-96 result against the Rockets on December 22. The Mavericks failed to cover in that game as a +8.5-point underdog, while the 218 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Spurs were a 114-95 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Bulls. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (209) made winners of UNDER bettors.
San Antonio:
Team record: 4-23 SU,11-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
San Antonio is 1-21 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 16-12 SU,14-14 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Next up:
San Antonio home to Utah Tuesday, December 26
Dallas at Phoenix Monday, December 25